U.S. patent application number 15/983727 was filed with the patent office on 2019-06-27 for clamshell electronic device.
The applicant listed for this patent is CHICONY ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.. Invention is credited to TSUNG-MIN CHEN, MING-CHENG YANG.
Application Number | 20190196542 15/983727 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 66590847 |
Filed Date | 2019-06-27 |
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United States Patent
Application |
20190196542 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
CHEN; TSUNG-MIN ; et
al. |
June 27, 2019 |
CLAMSHELL ELECTRONIC DEVICE
Abstract
A clamshell electronic device is disclosed. The clamshell
electronic device includes a first cover, a second cover and a
pivoting element. The second cover system is provided to dispose a
first input module or a second input module, wherein the first
input module and the second input module have different heights.
The pivoting element connects the first cover and the second cover
to allow the first cover and the second cover to rotate with each
other. When the second cover is disposed with the first input
module or the second input module, the pivoting element can be
adjusted to a first use state and a second use state.
Inventors: |
CHEN; TSUNG-MIN; (New Taipei
City, TW) ; YANG; MING-CHENG; (New Taipei City,
TW) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
CHICONY ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. |
New Taipei City |
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TW |
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Family ID: |
66590847 |
Appl. No.: |
15/983727 |
Filed: |
May 18, 2018 |
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Application
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Filing Date |
Patent Number |
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62610370 |
Dec 26, 2017 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
G06F 1/1681 20130101;
G06F 1/1616 20130101 |
International
Class: |
G06F 1/16 20060101
G06F001/16 |
Claims
1. A clamshell electronic device, comprising: a first cover; a
second cover, disposed with a first input module or a second input
module, wherein the first input module and the second input module
have different heights; and a pivoting element, which connects the
first cover and the second cover to allow the first cover and the
second cover to rotate with each other, wherein when the second
cover is disposed with the first input module or the second input
module, the pivoting element can be adjusted to a first use state
and a second use state, thus a height of closing the first cover
can be adjusted by the pivoting element.
2. The clamshell electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein
the pivoting element includes a first pivoting portion and a second
pivoting portion; the first pivoting portion is pivoted to the
first cover, and the second pivoting portion is pivoted to the
second cover.
3. The clamshell electronic device as claimed in claim 2, wherein
the first pivoting portion is used for opening and closing the
first cover and the second cover, and the second pivoting portion
is used for adjusting the height, by which the first pivoting
portion is moved to a first position and a second position of the
second cover, wherein the second position is higher than the first
position.
4. The clamshell electronic device as claimed in claim 3, wherein
when the pivoting element is in the first use state, the pivoting
element is rotated by the second pivoting portion such that the
first pivoting portion is moved to the first position.
5. The clamshell electronic device as claimed in claim 4, wherein
when the pivoting element is in the first use state, the first
cover is lowered to a first height.
6. The clamshell electronic device as claimed in claim 3, wherein
when the pivoting element is in the second use state, the pivoting
element is rotated by the second pivoting portion such that the
first pivoting portion is moved to the second position.
7. The clamshell electronic device as claimed in claim 6, wherein
when the pivoting element is in the second use state, the first
cover is raised to a second height.
8. The clamshell electronic device as claimed in claim 3, wherein
the second cover includes an upper surface and a side; wherein at
the first position, the first cover lies at or near the side of the
second cover and at the second position, the first cover is at the
upper surface of the second cover.
9. The clamshell electronic device as claimed in claim 8, wherein
the angle between the upper surface and the side is greater than
90.degree..
10. A clamshell electronic device, comprising: a first cover; a
second cover; and a pivoting element, which connects the first
cover and the second cover to allow the first cover and the second
cover to rotate with each other and thus be adjusted to a first use
state and a second use state so as to adjust a height of closing
the first cover.
11. The clamshell electronic device as claimed in claim 10, wherein
the pivoting element includes a first pivoting portion and a second
pivoting portion; the first pivoting portion is pivoted to the
first cover, and the second pivoting portion is pivoted to the
second cover.
12. The clamshell electronic device as claimed in claim 11, wherein
the first pivoting portion is used for opening and closing the
first cover and the second cover, and the second pivoting portion
is used for adjusting the height, by which the first pivoting
portion is moved to a first position and a second position of the
second cover, wherein the second position is higher than the first
position.
13. The clamshell electronic device as claimed in claim 12, wherein
when the pivoting element is in the first use state, the pivoting
element is rotated by the second pivoting portion such that the
first pivoting portion is moved to the first position.
14. The clamshell electronic device as claimed in claim 13, wherein
when the pivoting element is in the first use state, the first
cover is lowered to a first height.
15. The clamshell electronic device as claimed in claim 12, wherein
when the pivoting element is in the second use state, the pivoting
element is rotated by the second pivoting portion such that the
first pivoting portion is moved to the second position.
16. The clamshell electronic device as claimed in claim 15, wherein
when the pivoting element is in the second use state, the first
cover is raised to a second height.
17. The clamshell electronic device as claimed in claim 12, wherein
the second cover includes an upper surface and a side; wherein at
the first position, the first cover lies at or near the side of the
second cover and at the second position, the first cover is at the
upper surface of the second cover.
18. The clamshell electronic device as claimed in claim 17, wherein
the angle between the upper surface and the side is greater than
90.degree..
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
[0001] The present invention relates to a clamshell electronic
device, particularly to a clamshell electronic device that can be
cooperated with an input module to achieve height adjustment.
2. Description of the Related Art
[0002] With the progress of the times, the application of clamshell
electronic devices such as notebook computers has become more and
more diverse. In today's technologies, notebook computers can also
be designed with a replaceable input module to meet different
needs. However, after the input module is replaced, the clamshell
electronic device may not be opened and closed smoothly due to
changes in the thickness of the input module.
[0003] Accordingly, it is necessary to devise a new clamshell
electronic device to overcome the shortcoming in the prior art.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0004] It is a major objective of the present invention to provide
a clamshell electronic device which has the effect of height
adjustment through cooperation with an input module.
[0005] To achieve the above objective, the present invention
provides a clamshell electronic device, including a first cover, a
second cover, and a pivoting element. The second cover can be
provided to dispose a first input module or a second input module,
wherein the first input module and the second input module have
different heights. The pivoting element connects the first cover
and the second cover to allow the first cover and the second cover
to rotate with each other. Specifically, when the second cover is
disposed with the first input module or the second input module,
the pivoting element can be adjusted to a first use state and a
second use state.
[0006] The present invention further provides a clamshell
electronic device, which includes a first cover, a second cover,
and a pivoting element. The pivoting element connects the first
cover and the second cover to allow the first cover and the second
cover to rotate with each other, and thus it can be adjusted to the
first use state and the second use state.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0007] FIG. 1 is an architecture diagram showing a clamshell
electronic device in a first use state according to the present
invention;
[0008] FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the open state of the
clamshell electronic device in the first use state according to the
present invention;
[0009] FIG. 3 is an architecture diagram showing a clamshell
electronic device in a second use state according to the present
invention; and
[0010] FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing the open state of the
clamshell electronic device in the second use state according to
the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0011] Hereafter, the technical content of the present invention
will be better understood with reference to preferred
embodiments.
[0012] Hereafter, please first refer to FIG. 1 for an architecture
diagram showing a clamshell electronic device in a first use state
according to the present invention and to FIG. 2 for a schematic
diagram showing the open state of the clamshell electronic device
in the first use state according to the present invention.
[0013] In an embodiment of the present invention, the clamshell
electronic device 1 may be a notebook computer or a handheld game
device, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The
clamshell electronic device 1 includes a first cover 10, a second
cover 20, and a pivoting element 30 connecting the first cover 10
and the second cover 20. In the present embodiment, the first cover
10 can be provided with a display screen 11, but the present
invention is not limited thereto. The second cover 20 can be
provided to dispose an input module. In the present embodiment, the
second cover 20 disposed with a first input module 21 (as shown in
FIGS. 1 and 2) or a second input module 22 (as shown in FIGS. 3 and
4) is used as an example for illustration, wherein the first input
module 21 and the second input module 22 have different
heights.
[0014] The pivoting element 30 connects the first cover 10 and the
second cover 20 such that the first cover 10 and the second cover
20 can rotate with each other. Also, when the second cover 20 is
disposed with the first input module 21 or the second input module
22, the pivoting element 30 can be adapted to the height of the
first input module 21 or the second input module 22 to be adjusted
to a first use state and a second use state. In other embodiments
of the present invention, the pivoting element can be adapted to
the heights of different input modules to achieve multi-level
opening and closing, but the present invention is not limited to
only two height adjustments. In an embodiment of the present
invention, the pivoting element 30 looks like a C shape and
includes a first pivoting portion 31 and a second pivoting portion
32. The first pivoting portion 31 is pivoted to the first cover 10,
and the second pivoting portion 32 is pivoted to the second cover
20. Therefore, the pivoting element 30 is used for opening and
closing the first cover 10 and the second cover 20 by the first
pivoting portion 31, and the second pivoting portion 32 is used for
adjusting the height.
[0015] When the pivoting element 30 is in the first use state, that
is, when the second cover 20 is provided to dispose a lower first
input module 21, the pivoting element 30 can be rotated by the
second pivoting portion 32 such that the first pivoting portion 31
can be moved to a first position 23. Specifically, the second
position 24 is higher than the first position 23. The first
pivoting portion 31 may also be first on the first position 23. As
a result, the first cover 10 is lowered to a first height. In the
present embodiment, the second cover 20 includes an upper surface
and a side. The side is adjacent to the upper surface, and the
second pivoting portion 32 is connected to the side. Specifically,
the first position 23 is located at the side, and the second
position 24 is located at the upper surface. Preferably, the angle
between the upper surface and the side is greater than 90.degree.,
but the present invention is not limited thereto.
[0016] Hereafter, please also refer to FIG. 3, which is an
architecture diagram showing a clamshell electronic device in a
second use state according to the present invention, and to FIG. 4,
which is a schematic diagram showing the open state of the
clamshell electronic device in the second use state according to
the present invention.
[0017] When the pivoting element 30 is in the second use state,
that is, when the second cover 20 is provided to dispose a higher
second input module 221, the pivoting element 30 can be rotated by
the second pivoting portion 32 such that the first pivoting portion
31 can be moved to the second position 24. As a result, the first
cover 10 is raised to a second height to fit the higher second
input module 221.
[0018] As can be seen, in the clamshell electronic device 1 of the
present invention, the height of closing the first cover 10 can be
adjusted by the pivoting element 30 according to the height of the
input module disposed by the second cover 20.
[0019] It should be noted that the preferred embodiments of the
present invention described above are only illustrative. To avoid
redundancy, not all the possible combinations of changes are
documented in detail. However, it shall be understood by those
skilled in the art that each of the modules or elements described
above may not be necessary. For the implementation of the present
invention, the present invention may also contain other detailed,
conventional modules or elements. Each module or component is
likely to be omitted or modified depending on varying needs. Other
modules or elements may not necessarily exist between two of any
modules. Such modifications can be performed without departing from
the scope of the invention as defined solely by the appended
claims.
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